Voter Purge Leader David Whitley Resigns

Embattled SoS calls it quits after discriminatory voter purge

"...After his botched voter roll purge effort in January that targeted thousands of..."

May 27, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Texas Secretary of State Defends Voter Purge Fiasco

Whitley ducks blame during contentious confirmation hearing

"...do better next time, and humbly apologize for the “voter fraud” fiasco he unleashed across the state, Texas Secretary..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Texas Voter Purge Effort Ends

State agrees to legal settlement; on the hook for $450K

"...This time in Texas, it’s a win for voters...."

April 26, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Joaquin Castro and Lloyd Doggett Demand Voter Purge Documents

If state leaders have "nothing to hide, why wouldn't they turn those documents over?"

"...Government Reform as it investigates Texas' flawed and discriminatory voter purge...."

June 14, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin Resident Named in Texas Voter Purge Debacle, Files Suit

"They basically accused me of committing fraud"

"...registered to vote, she immediately emailed the Travis County voter registrar office to see if the state erroneously slapped..."

Feb. 5, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

David Whitley Apologizes for "Confusion" Wrought by Voter Purge List

Three lawsuits later, Texas secretary of state basically says "whoops"

"...to firm up its shoddy data before springing a "voter fraud" fiasco upon the state. Whitley says his goal..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Voter "Fraud"

"...Dear Editor, [Re: "Austin Resident Named in Texas Voter Purge Debacle, Files Suit," Daily News, Feb. 5]: Texans..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Postmarks

Lege Lines: Texas GOP Tees up More Voter ID Nonsense

Secretary of State issues election advisory, ignites right-wing voter fraud frenzy

"...counties to investigate a list of some 95,000 registered voters whose U.S. citizenship was possibly in doubt (of whom..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

House Committee Hears "Discriminatory" Voter Suppression Bill

SB 9 would punish voter form errors with state jail felonies

"...by voting rights groups as one of the harshest voter suppression bills in the country and one that carries..."

May 16, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Ken Paxton Puts the Brakes on Federal Inquiry Into Debunked Voter Fraud Claims

A.G. tells Congress to wait in line

"...committee seeking to investigate the state's bungled attempt to purge thousands of voters from the rolls. Last month, the..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: “Show Us Your Papers”

The Whitley fiasco and the persistence of voter suppression

"...the headline matter was his handling of the "noncitizen voter" list he released a couple of weeks earlier. Although..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Lege Lines: Senate Still Hasn’t Confirmed Texas Secretary of State David Whitley

Architect of recent “voter fraud” fiasco shifts blame to DPS

"...on Nominations last week, he was roasted for the "voter fraud" fiasco he unleashed on the state, with an..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

David Whitley Back in Abbott’s Office With Promotion, Raise

Disgraced former secretary of state keeps failing upward

"...David Whitley, fall guy for the ill-fated Great Texas Voter Purge of 2019, has been rehired as a deputy..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Quote of the Week

"...Gov. Greg Abbott for his involvement in the failed voter purge scheme. For more, see "Castro, Doggett Demand Voter..."

June 14, 2019 News Column

Opinion: Suffragettes of White Supremacy

Ashley Cheng, co-host of the Rabble podcast, looks at the history of racism in Austin’s suffrage movement

"...first literacy test, with the aim of disenfranchising Black voters. In only 17 days, they registered 5,856 women in..."

March 13, 2020 Column by Ashley Cheng

Point Austin: Happy New Year?!?

Looking forward ... 2020 could go either way

"...toward March 3 and the Texas primaries, when Democratic voters need to resist the temptation to form circular firing..."

Jan. 3, 2020 News Column by Michael King

Texas Republicans in Search of [GOP] Voters

The RPT doesn’t spend ALL its energies purging likely Dems

"...from “Alex” of the “Texas Engagement Project” concerning your voter registration status, you’ve become part of a “pilot” effort..."

Oct. 31, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Whitley Sinks, Voting Rights Don't

Abbott's SoS nominee resigns as extreme voter suppression bill tanks

"...Whitley, a longtime aide to Abbott, initiated a statewide purge of voter rolls, claiming they contained nearly 100,000 potential..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Congress Wants to Look at David Whitley's Books

Investigation to look into Texas' voter list fiasco

"...Oversight and Reform has launched an investigation into Texas' voter list fiasco, asking Secretary of State David Whitley for..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Travis County Clerk Lays Out Her July Election Plan

Despite threats by AG Ken Paxton, Dana DeBeauvoir expects a "hybrid" July election

"...likely include six feet of physical distancing between waiting voters, as seen in Milwaukee on April 7. With time..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...who took the fall for 2019's ill-fated Great Texas Voter Purge – has left the building. On Friday Abbott..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature

Headlines

"...State David Whitley resigned in the wake of a voter purge scandal; Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to find..."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Feature

Headlines

"...Public Safety data that led to the botched attempted voter purge by disgraced Sec. of State David Whitley. Despite..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature

Ken Paxton Sues San Antonio for Cockblocking Chick-fil-A

Attorney general keeps choking the chicken

"...as they tried to make sense of Texas' failed voter purge...."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Naked City

City council continues to keep public out of Stratus negotiations. Paul Robbins urges individuals and publications to count Floridal votes, A Georgia company sold a flawed list of ineligible voters to Florida.

"...Atlanta-based firm, ChoicePoint, to prepare a "scrub list" to purge voter rolls of felons. Using the list, 173,000 potential..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

How Are We Going to Vote?

While the U.S. moves toward voting by mail, Texas digs in its heels

"...The voters are ahead of them. Recent polls reflect majority support..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Ready or Not

Campaign doc charts the gap between youthful enthusiasm and electability

"...and political candidate Marcel McClinton gets from a potential voter when he turns up at her house, asking her..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Blue Blood, From a Turnip

In voting-averse Texas, how can the “election integrity” juice be worth the squeeze?

"...did happen only because their party went soft on voter suppression during the pandemic. They sure as heck aren't..."

March 19, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...privatization of public services (from education to prisons), and voter suppression policies...."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: The Voters Speak, the Governor Listens

Abbott leaves the red-state red-meat back at the mansion

"...on local government that can only be exceeded by voter approval, Abbott suggested granting people the power to fire..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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